The political breakthrough of the BNP: The case of Burnley
The political breakthrough of the BNP: The case of Burnley
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10.1057/bp.2008.30
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2009-04-01
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1.1
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Rhodes, James
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作者：
Rhodes, James
1979年玛格丽特•撒切尔（Margaret Thatcher）上台被广泛视为英国极右翼极端主义的丧钟。20世纪80年代和90年代，极右翼政党开始在西欧和北欧取得重大进展，而英国却成了一个异类，英国民族党（BNP）仍然是一个边缘政治角色。然而，自1999年以来，该党经历了一个快速的“现代化”进程，在选举中取得了前所未有的成功。尽管对BNP的大部分支持都集中在巴金和达格纳姆、特伦特河畔斯托克和埃平森林等特定地区，但学术研究却把重点放在了更广泛的政治发展上。本文旨在解决这一问题。通过对BNP选民和前候选人的定性访谈，以及档案研究，本文将追踪BNP在伯恩利的出现。将概述使该党取得突破的一些关键因素：对工党日益增长的政治不满；伯恩利其他主流政党的软弱；独立党和BNP将“种族”政治化；最后是BNP自身的行动。《英国政治》（2009）4,22 -46。doi: 10.1057 / bp.2008.30
The ascent to power of Margaret Thatcher in 1979 was widely seen as sounding a death-knell for far-right extremism in Britain. As far-right parties began to make significant gains across Western and Northern Europe during the 1980s and 1990s, Britain became something of an anomaly, with the British National Party (BNP) remaining a marginal political actor. However, since 1999 the party has undergone a rapid process of 'modernisation', leading to unprecedented levels of electoral success. Although much of the support for the BNP has been concentrated within particular areas such as Barking and Dagenham, Stoke-on-Trent and Epping Forest, academic research has instead focused on broader political developments. The paper aims to address this. Using qualitative interviews with BNP voters and ex-candidates, as well as archival research, the paper will trace the emergence of the BNP in Burnley. A number of key factors that enabled the party to breakthrough will be outlined: a growing sense of political disaffection towards Labour; the weakness of the other mainstream political parties in Burnley; the politicisation of 'race' by the Independents and the BNP; and finally, the actions of the BNP itself. British Politics (2009) 4, 22-46. doi: 10.1057/bp.2008.30